Oil & Gas

With extensive experience in the oil & gas industry—including both Brown and Green-field—Westwood understands the nuances, expectations and specific standards of this sector.

We’ve developed a leading safety program to ensure the safety of our workers in this high-risk industry. We’re proud to have many repeat customers and a reputation for delivering safety, cost, quality and schedule excellence.

Westwood has the resources and expertise to undertake both small and large-scale projects.

Industries & Projects

Featured Projects

Brion Energy Well Pads

Westwood was awarded the construction of eight well pads and five steam condensate management systems at the Brion Mackay River site.

Westwood was responsible for:

Re-instating any shipped-loose items

Connecting the cable tray between modules

Connecting the power transformers

Placing the EHT skids and installing homerun cables for the pre-built modules

Westwood also installed:

Any off-module electrical equipment

Instrumentation devices

Light fixtures

Cable trays

Heat trace and cables to complete the pads

The construction of the steam condensate management systems included:

Installation of electrical equipment

Installation of instrumentation devices

Installation of light fixtures
Installation of cable trays and cables to complete the units

Horizon Camp Expansion

Westwood was contracted to supply and install additional camp distribution services on the Canadian Natural Resources Horizon Oil Sands site in Fort McKay, AB. As well, we also provided minor electrical engineering services to support this project.

Horizon East & West Tank Farms

The complete work package consists of the electrical installation, heat tracing and instrumentation for the East and West Tank Farms on the Canadian Natural Resources Horizon Oil Sands site in Fort McKay, AB. Installation included sixteen tanks in total which required 250,000 meters of cable; 1,200 instruments and 908 heat trace zones.

Horizon Ore Preparation Plant

Westwood undertook the electrical installation and project management of two (2) slurry preparation plants and 4 material handling conveyors for Krupp Canada Inc. on the Canadian Natural Resources Horizon Oil Sands site in Fort McKay, AB.

Horizon Plant 69 - Substations & Cable Pulling

Westwood was awarded the Utilities & Offsites (U&O) Plant 69 Electrical Works on the Canadian Natural Resources Horizon Oil Sands site in Fort McKay, AB. The scope of work for this project included the installation of:

Construction of six 35kV substation yards, equipment, and cable pulling

Installation of 100km of high voltage distribution cabling between six - 35kV substations and installation / connection of external substation equipment.
Termination of 200 high voltage (HV) splices and 600 Pfisterer gas insulated switchgear (GIS) connectors together with 350km of cable installation.

Imperial Oil Kearl Oilsands Non - Process Buildings

Westwood was subcontracted by Bird Construction to supply and install the electrical, control, instrumentation and telecom work for Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Limited at their Kearl Lake facility in Alberta. Project site is considered an isolated brownfield work site with simultaneous operations. This Maintenance Support Facility (which is comprised of 10 buildings in total - expansion to existing or construction of new) includes the installation of the following equipment:

Shell Albian Jackpine Crusher & Mine Shovel Substations

Westwood undertook the re-instatement and connection of substations for two mine shovels and crushers. This included all electrical work associated with the substations and roadway lighting, termination of 5kV and 25kV cables associated with mine distribution, the supply and installation of data cable tray in the Mine Equipment Dispatch Area and the supply, installation and connection of the conveyor lighting.

Shell Albian Jackpine Crushers and Surge Bin

ABB Inc. awarded a contract to Westwood to provide the electrical and instrumentation services on a project being constructed on the Albian Sands site in Fort McKay, AB. This project consisted of the construction of two (2) crushers and a surge bin.

Shell Albian MRM Mine Services Building

Westwood was awarded the electrical installation for a new 12 bay heavy vehicle repair shop which included wash bays, warehouse and an administration complex.

Suncor Firebag Stages 3 & 4

Stage 3 included the installation of cable for the 25kV Power Distribution System and Fibre optic cables, complete tray system in modules and complete module grounding. It also included the installation of 5kV, 600V and control cables from 12 transformers to substation and motor control buildings. Westwood was also awarded the grounding, EHT, temporary power & E-Houses as well as the installation and connection of major cables and EHT system.

In stage 4 Westwood conducted the preliminary work which included feeder cable and control cable installation, as well as the grounding and heat trace completion. Westwood completed this work and performed all cable installation, instrumentation, and heat trace and tray work.